From St. Petersburg to Punta Gorda, the commercial market is showing increased strength with high demand and low inventory - a similar story expressed in the housing market. Scott Cietek, Director of MS&C Commercial, explains analytics and trends experienced across our region in the latest Market Reports for the Tri-County and St. [...]

The effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the tri-county area commercial market remain unclear. Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, the tri-county area had strong economic momentum, and the current report largely reflects the environment before the pandemic. It is too early to provide a quantitative assessment or forecast of the ultimate [...]

State of the Market

The tri-county area commercial market posted strong market fundamentals through 2019 for all property types. Looking back at the year and similar to 2017 and 2018, the largest commercial sales in the market involved multi-family properties. Overall office rents increased throughout the year. New industrial/flex [...]

We are often asked about the state of the real estate market. How is it doing? Is it a buyer or seller's market? Are prices going up? Is there too much new construction? Thanks to [...]

Continuing with our "Saunders Stories" series, Drayton Saunders, President of Michael Saunders & Company, looks back at the growth of the brokerage over the last four decades.  From [...]

This time last year, the buzz throughout Southwest Florida’s commercial real estate market focused on the pending debut of the Mall at University Town Center; and whether its opening would establish a new center of gravity for the region’s retail sector. Last week, even as the mall celebrated a successful first year, the fear that it [...]